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[14 May 2009|06:03pm] |
( ESSAY DONE! )
Omg, 3 chapters of psych to read. :(
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[13 May 2009|11:13pm] |
It is happening, and it is unstoppable. What was first a small step towards technological advancement has evolved and is now a process which is revolutionizing the human world. Human beings continue to walk further and further down the darkened path of technology. With daily human interactions becoming virtual at an increasing rate, the development of virtual organizations, and the growing human reliance upon information technology, human life itself is undergoing a vast transformation as reality is becoming increasingly and irrevocably virtual.
The life of the human being has been altered drastically with the incessant evolution of the virtual world. Daily interactions between people are being morphed into interactions between computers and machines at a frightening rate. One noticeable source is the increasing levels of automation in human life and the increasingly present process of automation in every-day activities. The presence of computers and machines in human life is increasing at an exponential rate; they “have infiltrated our homes, seducing us with promises of convenience, efficiency and personal empowerment” (Tippett A13). Consequently, many tasks which once belonged to the physical world, such as banking and shopping, are being increasingly performed online as the technology becomes available. These machines have replaced a myriad of human tasks, and this process shows no indication of slowing down. On the contrary, it suggests “the possibility of humans being one day entirely replaced by machines” (Halal A.7.) This is an alarming idea that many people do fear, but greatly doubt ever happening. The fact of the matter is that the human race is moving rapidly along this path as “scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs work together to transform business, society and even what it means to be human” (Halal A.7.). Even interpersonal relationships, the connections between one human being and another, are losing their human qualities as they are being redefined. More and more experiences are being lived through the virtual world as computer technology focuses on the “networking of [human] lives through new forms of television, wireless technology and the internet” (Tippett A13). As more daily interactions become virtual, the line between the real world and the virtual world becomes increasingly blurred and the two worlds become ever more indistinguishable.
Individual interactions aside, the business world is also undergoing vast changes with the rising development of virtual organizations. As advances in technology continue to be made, the opportunity to operate in the virtual world is being seized by a growing number of companies. A critic of the Communication News commented on a study that showed how branch offices grew “11 percent in 2007, up 8.9 percent from 2006” and how “organizations classify 27 percent of their employees as virtual”. Though these statistics may at first appear to be slightly trivial, the more important issue is how these numbers have grown and how they are continuing to grow as time and technology advance. With new technologies, the virtual world becomes increasingly enticing and more easily accessible. Companies dealing especially with information technology (IT) are eager to make the change to the virtual world. They rush towards virtualization and its promise of making “IT departments more flexible, more efficient and - perhaps most crucial in these tough times - more frugal” (Edwards, 26). With greater efficiency combined with increased frugality, companies seek to virtualize their very worlds in the hope of increasing potential profits. Enticing as the jump to virtuality may appear, this change becomes more a matter of necessity with increasing advances in technology. Companies are being faced with the need to adapt “elements of the virtual organization to respond rapidly to customers' changing demands” (McIntosh, 45). The development of these virtual organizations strengthens the transformation from reality to virtuality, not only for companies, but for their clients as well.
Saweeeeet. :D
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[13 May 2009|09:27pm] |
Veronique Servant April 20th, 2009
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Annotated Bibliography
“Now they are 'virtual' workers.” Communications News (August 2007): 44(8), 10.
This article seeks to emphasize the substantial and continual growth of the number of virtual workers and telecommuters. The article focuses on Nemertes' latest poll on the subject, a study conducted during a five-month period of in-depth interviews with 120 IT executives. 62% of participants were found planning to increase the number of their branch office locations; consequently, it was concluded that branch offices would grow 11% in 2007, an increase of 8.9% from 2006. A correlation was found between an organization's IT culture and its tendency toward becoming a virtual workplace.
Behtash, Behzad. “Green IT Beyond Virtualization.” InformationWeek (December 2008): (1214), 36,38.
This article examines the concept of telecommuting and its benefits. The article illustrates how regular commuting negatively impacts the environment, indicating as an example how automobiles are responsible for about 20% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Behtash also reports how commuters idling in traffic jams waste approximately 2.9 billion gallons of gasoline each year and how, in 2005 alone, 4.2 billion hours were spent sitting in traffic. The article also explores some of the business benefits that telecommuting provides to workers and organizations alike. Many costs are reduced (e.g. reduced real estate lease and utility expenses as well as reduced travel cost) while productivity is increased. Behtash reflects on how telecommuting leads to a positive “green impact plus real dollar savings, better business resiliency, and increased morale”.
Edwards, John. “Securing Your Virtualized Environment.” Computerworld (March 2009): 43(11), 26-27.
This article explores the possible promises of virtualization, such as making information technology departments more “flexible, more efficient, and – perhaps most crucial – more frugal”. The article also raises the significant problem of the obligatory presence of strong security measures. Edwards explains how some departments rush eagerly toward the technology in an attempt to do more at a lower cost, but how they are easily tempted to be sparing with security. He also illustrates how other departments feel that critics overlook how most vulnerabilities can be addressed and that many people adopting virtualization are merely using it as a means to save money by combining low-priority and low-risk tasks. The article concludes describing virtualization as an exciting technology offering IT managers a better way to manage some of their systems, but how overlooking the security risks may be dangerous.
Halal, William E. “Science fiction? Not anymore.” The Windsor Star (January 2009): A.7.
This article aims to explore the various advances in technology and the possibility of humans being one day entirely replaced by machines. Halal emphasizes how computer power has increased exponentially since the 1980s and how this growth is continuing at an extremely rapid and uncontrollable rate. He further illustrates how scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs are working together to transform business, society and now, more worryingly, even what it means to be human. Halal explores various predicted breakthroughs – space tourism, intelligent cars, telemedicine, artificial intelligence, and more – and concludes by expressing how these breakthroughs may seem like science fiction but are actually much closer to becoming reality than we think.
Hickey, Andrew R. “Virtualization Unleashed.” CRN (March 2009): (1283), 14.
This article seeks to explore the effect of Cisco Systems Inc.'s Unified Computing System’s decision to combine its networking abilities with virtualization. Hickey quotes Cisco’s CEO to be “looking at this market in terms of bringing virtualization to life, unleashing the power of virtualization”. Hickey illustrates how through focusing on virtualization, the company will accelerate its growth in the compute and virtualization space. The article illustrates how workers will have to adapt to the requirements of various new skills and changes, but how, once habituated, Cisco's continued assault on the data center will come full circle.
McClure, Marj. “Virtual trade shows: A Realistic Alternative to Business Travel?” EContent (January 2009): 32(1), 34-38.
This article seeks to compare virtual conference shows with traditional physical shows. McClure indicates how the struggling economy has influenced companies to adopt virtual shows in an attempt to reduce travel budgets and focus on being “green”. She explains how the virtual event itself parallels the traditional trade show; virtual attendees can connect with others in a virtual networking lounge, and as an extra benefit, can access the information presented even after the show ends. McClure emphasizes the similarities between the two shows and indicates how, for the virtual shows to grow, organizations need to focus on the same areas that enable the traditional physical shows to grow.
McIntosh, Stephen S. “Envisioning the virtual training organization.” Training & Development (May 1995): 49(5), 45.
In this article, McIntosh seeks to discuss virtual training organizations and their increasing influence on the business reality. He emphasizes how companies are adapting elements of the virtual organization to respond rapidly to shifting customer demands. McIntosh identifies “5 competencies of a VTO mode: strategic direction, product design, structural versatility, product delivery and accountability for results”. He concludes how no corporate human resource development function has yet to achieve, but how many are determined to create true virtuality.
Mitchell, Robert L. “The Big Server Push.” Computerworld (January 2009): 43(1), 18-20.
This article seeks to explore the cost-saving prospect of virtualization and how it is being used. The article explains how many server and virtualization projects produce the kinds of cost savings that businesses currently crave, especially with the recession in the backs of everyone’s minds. However, rather than merely reacting to the recession, some information technology executives are using the recession as leverage to push virtualization projects deeper into the business and to drive harder bargains with vendors. Mitchell concludes by addressing the fact that many organizations fear the capital-intensive projects might be affect should the economy worsen, and how it is not a good time to be taking such risk.
Saidam, Sabri M. “On Route to an E-Society: Human Dependence on Technology and Adaptation Needs.” Pambazuka News 154 (April 2004): SADC'S Regional Security Arrangements.
This article discusses the evolution, advancement and results of information technology, how it has come to be a significant influence on human life, and how it continues to spread at a record pace. Saidam also assesses the effect of the growing human dependence upon information technology and raises questions such as where will this dependence lead? How much of human life should rely on technology? The article aims to address the issue of the growth of human reliance on information technology. In addition, it aims to suggest potential factors which could help bring about a social acceptance of technology as well as various measures to help information technology become an integrated tool of life.
Tippett, Michael. “Personal life revealed in a wired world: The lure of ubiquitous automation is personal convenience, but life online has inherent risks. All actions and purchases committed electronically are recorded and, taken together, could provide a surprisingly thorough profile of your life to governments and corporations :[Final Edition].” The Vancouver Sun (January 200): p. A13.
In this article, Tippett addresses the increased level of automation in human life and the increasingly present process of automation in every-day activities. The article assesses the effect of automation and the ability to perform physical tasks online (such as online banking and online shopping). Tippet questions this change in life and criticizes how it will not affect the way people connect with others, but rather the way in which these connections penetrate the possibility of having true privacy. He also explores the negative consequence of how virtual movements can be tracked by anyone who has the ability to tap into the system, and concludes that we are on the way to becoming “the object of intense study”.
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[13 May 2009|09:27pm] |
It is happening, and it is unstoppable. What was first a small step towards technological advancement has evolved and is now a process which is revolutionizing the human world. Human beings continue to walk further and further down the darkened path of technology. With daily human interactions becoming virtual at an increasing rate, the development of virtual organizations, and the growing human reliance upon information technology, human life itself is undergoing a vast transformation as reality is becoming increasingly and irrevocably virtual.
The life of the human being has been altered drastically with the incessant evolution of the virtual world. Daily interactions between people are being morphed into interactions between computers and machines at a frightening rate. One noticeable source is the increasing levels of automation in human life and the increasingly present process of automation in every-day activities. The presence of computers and machines in human life is increasing at an exponential rate; they “have infiltrated our homes, seducing us with promises of convenience, efficiency and personal empowerment” (Tippett A13). Consequently, many tasks which once belonged to the physical world, such as banking and shopping, are being increasingly performed online as the technology becomes available. These machines have replaced a myriad of human tasks, and this process shows no indication of slowing down. On the contrary, it suggests “the possibility of humans being one day entirely replaced by machines” (Halal A.7.) This is an alarming idea that many people do fear, but greatly doubt ever happening. The fact of the matter is that the human race is moving rapidly along this path as “scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs work together to transform business, society and even what it means to be human” (Halal A.7.). Even interpersonal relationships, the connections between one human being and another, are losing their human qualities as they are being redefined. More and more experiences are being lived through the virtual world as computer technology focuses on the “networking of [human] lives through new forms of television, wireless technology and the internet” (Tippett A13). As more daily interactions become virtual, the line between the real world and the virtual world becomes increasingly blurred and the two worlds become ever more indistinguishable.
Individual interactions aside, the business world is also undergoing vast changes with the rising development of virtual organizations. A critic of the Communication News commented on a study that showed how branch offices grew “11 percent in 2007, up 8.9 percent from 2006” and how “organizations classify 27 percent of their employees as virtual”.
The number of "virtual" workers and telecommuters is growing substantially, according to Nemertes' latest poll on the subject. The study, based on five months of in-depth interviews with 120 IT executives, finds 62 percent of participants are planning to increase the number of their branch office locations, and on average, branch offices will grow 11 percent in 2007, up 8.9 percent from 2006. Driving the growth of the branch office is global expansion, employee attraction and retention, merger and acquisitions, cost savings, and environmental concerns.
More than 80 percent of companies are "virtual workplaces," meaning at least some of their employees work away from their supervisors and/or workgroups. "On average, organizations classify 27 percent of their employees as virtual," says Robin Gareiss, executive vice president of Nemertes Research. "The message from upper management indicates the success of the virtual workplace depends on three factors-IT infrastructure, ability to manage and ability to perform."
Survey participants indicated that, on average, 17 percent of employees telecommute. The study found that growing revenue was the leading business driver, along with improving employee productivity. "The decision to allow or even to promote telecommuting depends, in large part, on the vertical industry or job function," Gareiss says.
There was a correlation between an organization's IT culture and its propensity toward becoming a virtual workplace. Those who defined their IT organizations as "bleeding edge" tend to have the smallest number of branch locations, but the largest percentage of growth in their branch offices, and the largest number of virtual workers.
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[13 May 2009|07:02pm] |
It is happening, and it is unstoppable. What was first a small step towards technological advancement has evolved and is now a process which is revolutionizing the human world. Human beings continue to walk further and further down the darkened path of technology. With daily human interactions becoming virtual at an increasing rate, the development of virtual organizations, and the growing human reliance upon information technology, human life itself is undergoing a vast transformation as reality is becoming increasingly and irrevocably virtual.
The life of the human being has been altered drastically with the incessant evolution of the virtual world. Daily interactions between people are being morphed into interactions between computers and machines at a frightening rate. One noticeable source is the increasing levels of automation in human life and the increasingly present process of automation in every-day activities. The presence of computers and machines in human life is increasing at an exponential rate; they “have infiltrated our homes, seducing us with promises of convenience, efficiency and personal empowerment” (Tippett A13). Consequently, many tasks which once belonged to the physical world, such as banking and shopping, are being increasingly performed online as the technology becomes available. These machines have replaced a myriad of human tasks, and this process shows no indication of slowing down. On the contrary, it suggests “the possibility of humans being one day entirely replaced by machines” (Halal A.7.) This is an alarming idea that many people do fear, but greatly doubt ever happening. The fact of the matter is that the human race is moving rapidly along this path as “scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs work together to transform business, society and even what it means to be human” (Halal A.7.). Even interpersonal relationships, the connections between one human being and another, are losing their human qualities as they are being redefined. More and more experiences are being lived through the virtual world as computer technology focuses on the “networking of [human] lives through new forms of television, wireless technology and the internet” (Tippett A13). As more daily interactions beccome virtual, the line between the real world and the virtual world becomes increasingly blurred and the two worlds become ever more indistinguishable.
Individual interactions aside, major companies are also undergoing
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[12 May 2009|07:57pm] |
It is happening, and it is unstoppable. What was first a small step towards technological advancement has evolved and is now a process which is revolutionizing the human world. Human beings continue to walk further and further down the darkened path of technology. With daily human interactions becoming virtual at an increasing rate, the development of virtual organizations, and the growing human reliance upon information technology, human life itself is undergoing a vast transformation as reality is becoming increasingly and irrevocably virtual.
The life of the human being has been altered drastically with the incessant evolution of the virtual world. Daily interactions between people are being morphed into interactions between computers and machines at a frightening rate. One noticeable source is the increasing levels of automation in human life and the increasingly present process of automation in every-day activities. The presence of computers and machines in human life is increasing at an exponential rate; they “have infiltrated our homes, seducing us with promises of convenience, efficiency and personal empowerment” (Tippett A13). Consequently, many tasks which once belonged to the physical world, such as banking and shopping, are being increasingly performed online as the technology becomes available. These machines have replaced a myriad of human tasks, and this process shows no indication of slowing down. On the contrary, it suggests “the possibility of humans being one day entirely replaced by machines” (Halal A.7.) This is an alarming idea that many people do fear, but greatly doubt ever happening. The fact of the matter is that the human race is moving rapidly along this path as “scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs work together to transform business, society and even what it means to be human” (Halal A.7.).
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[12 May 2009|11:36am] |
It is happening, and it is unstoppable. What was first a small step towards technological advancement has evolved and is now a process which is revolutionizing the human world. Human beings continue to walk further and further down the darkened path of technology. With daily human interactions becoming virtual at an increasing rate, the development of virtual organizations, and the growing human reliance upon information technology, human life itself is undergoing a vast transformation as reality is becoming increasingly and irrevocably virtual.
The life of the human being has been altered drastically with the incessant evolution of the virtual world. Daily interactions between people are being morphed into interactions between computers and machines at a frightening rate. One noticeable source is the increasing levels of automation in human life and the increasingly present process of automation in every-day activities. The presence of computers and machines in human life is increasing at an exponential rate; they “have infiltrated our homes, seducing us with promises of convenience, efficiency and personal empowerment” (Tippett A13). Consequently, many tasks which once belonged to the physical world, such as banking and shopping, are being increasingly performed online as the technology becomes available. These machines have replaced a myriad of human tasks, and this process shows no indication of slowing down. On the contrary, it suggests “the possibility of humans being one day entirely replaced by machines” (Halal A.7.) The very events which define human activity are suffering alarming alterations which are leading the human race to becoming an entirely different entity.
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[28 Apr 2009|03:02pm] |
Memory is one of the most mysterious elements of humankind. How we assemble things that happen day by day and store them away to recall hours or years later is a major ability that scientists have studied without end. It has been their opinion that every experience ignites a distinct pattern of neurons which form the basis of human memory. Let me take an example. Think back to when you were all watching the video at the beginning of our presentation. Certain neurons were firing in your brain while you were watching. Now that I’m bringing it up again, the same neurons are firing in your brains right this moment as you recall the video. Specific neurons are responsible both for your reaction to a present experience and for recalling the experience and the reaction even after they have occurred.
Okay, so we know the deal about the neurons, and that’s great. But how exactly does memory work? How does the brain determine what should be remembered and what shouldn’t? Unfortunately, the human brain doesn’t come with a manual included at birth, as awesome and as helpful as that would be. We all know how hard it can be to figure out how to work our newest super-duper-technologically-advanced-uber-gadget…. Well, at least, I know how hard it can be. I’d be lost without instructions on how to work things. So figuring out how the brain works might prove to be more than a little bit difficult. It doesn’t help that our brains think we’re still living caves and its only job is to ensure our survival. What our brains think is important and what we think is important might not always be the same.
Learning a myriad of integration techniques for calculus II, for example, does not happen to be on the brain’s list of things-needed-to-keep-you-alive. This can prove to be quite frustrating, especially if your cal II exam is soon… And by soon I mean the next day. I’m sure you all know the feeling. The all-nighters with the illegal drugs to keep you awake while you try in vain to cram everything you can into your brain, but you find yourself reading the same things over and over and over and over again, barely able to stay awake... You’ve downed countless cups of coffee but you just can’t seem to stuff all those trigonometric and algebraic substitutions into your head. Suddenly you recall the hot guy who passed by your class today and gave you a smile, and suddenly you're alert, coherent, maybe even energetic. You smile as you remember every detail about his appearance. Half an hour of daydreaming and no-calculus later, you come back to reality and realize you haven’t even looked at integration by parts, let alone finished remembering the trig and algebraic substitutions. Damn, if only your brain could remember calculus II like it remembered the fleeting image of that guy who smiled at you!
How can this phenomenon be explained? What exactly happens in the brain that makes us remember the striking image of one person with perfect clarity, yet no matter how many times we read our beloved integration techniques, they just don’t seem to stick? Studies appear to show that the center of it all is the amygdala - the almond-shaped organ which responds to such things as threats and things that help us out in some vital way. Too bad the amygdala can’t be programmed, or else you could tell it to please consider a grade less than C on the calculus II exam as LIFE-THREATENING, and could it please pay attention and record techniques of integration in long-term storage. Sadly this isn’t possible. Or is it?
The most crucial point in recording information is this: the inputs which tell your brain that something is important and worth recording are feelings. Your brain pays attention to and records things that you feel, because the brain is focusing on the chemistry associated with emotions. If you’ve ever been in a traumatic experience, you might know the phenomenon where you remember every single little detail about what you experienced. You were overloaded with emotions at the time, and with chemicals surging, your brain took a mental picture of everything. So maybe the trick to remembering all those integration techniques is to fear your teacher running after you with a wooden spoon if you get a grade lower than a C.
So now we all have a basic understanding of what memory is, what it does, why it doesn’t seem to work when we’re trying to remember fifty thousand phyla of bacteria and plants for a biology lab exam. These memories help
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[14 Apr 2009|10:16am] |
Evolution and natural selection
-> Genetic drift: Random loss of individuals and the alleles they possess.
Blah.D:
Organisms with very large populations may pass through periods of time where only a very small number of organisms survive = "BOTTLE NECK"
-> This may cause genetic variation.
Predation, habitat destruction; may reduce population to a very smal size => low genetic variation.
"FOUNDER EFFECT": Pattern of genetic variation resulting from a few individuals colonizing a new region WILL NOT HAVE ALL ALLELES FOUND AMONG SOURCE POPULATION.
NON-RANDOM MATING
-> Individuals mate more often with same genotype or different genotype.
(e.g. inbreeding)
-> Differ from H-W expectations
-> Homo/hetero are over/under represented
NATURAL SELECTION: Individuals contribute more offspring than others; allele frequences change to adapt individuals to environment that influenced their success.
FITNESS: Reproductive contribution of a phenotype
Determined by average rates of survival and reproduction.
Natural selection has three different variations:
1. Stabilizing selection
-> Favors average individuals (genetic variation REDUCED)
-> Extremes contribute fewer offspring than average
2. Directional selection
-> Favours individuals that vary in one direction (genetic variation REDUCED)
-> One extreme contributes more offspring
3. Disruptive selection
-> Favous individuals that vary in both directions (MAINTAINS VARIATION)
-> Both extremes are simultaneously favored
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[07 Apr 2009|02:10pm] |
Bonjour madame Fontaine et la classe,
Premièrement, on doit se poser la question: c'est quoi exactement le réchauffement climatique? Pour répondre a cette question, c'est une phénomène d'augmentation de la température globale. Quand on parle du rechauffement climatique, on parle du réchauffement de la surface de la terre, ca veut dire les continents aussi que les océans. Comment ce phénomène se produire-t-il? Simplement: le soleil (give a diagram for this!) "fournit à la Terre de l'énergie sous la forme d'un rayonnement visible. Une moitié de ce rayonnement est absorbée par la surface de la terre; elle est transformée en chaleur sous la forme d'un rayonnement infrarouge qui, renvoyé vers l'espace, rechauffe l'atmosphère." La question de rechauffement climatique est devenue de plus en plus sérieuse dans les années récentes, mais ce probleme était même évident dans le passé. Le monde a souffrit des ascensions irrégulières des températures; par example, il y avait un réchauffement globale de 0,4°C entre 1910 et 1940. Il faut aussi considérer les modification cycliques de climat de réchauffements et refroidissements. Une exemple est le période de chaude aux dixième et onzième siècles avec le periode de refroidissement a l'epoque des temps modernes. Ces modifications cycliques de climat influence les fluctuations du climat.
Ooou
http://petiteplanetedurable.viabloga.com/images/image.jpg
x3 Thassa good one! :D You should so put it up and point to it as you're talking. That would be SO EFFIN PRO. X3!!!
Or take the text out LOLOLOL. Cause I dunno if she'd like having the text there. -.-; "Maximum de 9 mots par slide" D: But itsa picture... A picture with words on it, mind you, but still a picture... XD
http://ecoleslanoy.free.fr/Annee06_07/exposes/photos/EffetDeSerre_3.jpg
http://pedagogie.ac-toulouse.fr/col-labitrie-tournefeuille/pedagogie/IMG/Fileserre1.jpg
Booooo. None of them are really clear.. Maybe I can just take the text out and make my own text, or just take the text out completely, and leave no text... I'd rather leave the text... xD It would help me remember in case I go up there and lose it hahaha. :P But she doesn't want text... But what she doesn't want is like, a whole slide with just text on it... Maybe, what you should do, is email the picture to her and ask... But then if she says no, you're screwed. :P Well, no.. If she says no, then you just take the text out. XD
Do that. :3
For now, go eat. Or sumfink. :] Lol. I really want those caramilks. xD;
KGO. :3
Nahhh. XD
Booooou! >:+ Lol.
+_\\\ TROWAAA. =P Lmfao.
Kay going! :D Byeee~ <3
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[07 Apr 2009|10:21am] |
WE missed the BIGGER PICTURE in LIFE
When you first see the video "A woman missed her shark fin soup in Hong Kong", your first instinct is to laugh. What a ridiculous, hilarious sight! This woman is screaming on the floor because she can't get shark fin soup! Her reaction is absurd!
I have to say that you're right. It is ridiculous. However, it is simultaneously pathetic and more importantly illustrative of human nature gone wrong.
We cannot deny that we are not happy when we don't get precisely what we want. It's understandable to be disappointed in such a situation, but now it's getting to the point where not getting what one wants evokes actions of the type shown in this video. People are evolving in such a way where they are not only unhappy, but enraged; it is unacceptable to not get what one wants.
Human beings are very self-centered creatures, but this self-absorption is breaking all-time records in our society today. Kids are brought up learning to be spoiled, learning that by kicking and screaming, you eventually get what you want. Why? Parents don't have the time to properly raise their kids; they're too busy working themselves to death to be able to afford to support their families. So why take the time (the time you think you don't have) to teach your kid that he can't always get what he wants, when you can buy him that new iPod and he'll shut up for a month?
Of course, then a new version of the iPod will come out a month after, and the new iPod won't be as good anymore. They will revert back to their habit of tantrum-throwing to get the new version. Will it work? If it worked the first time, of course it will work again. People scream and whine for what they want because they know it works. It's a form of manipulation; people hope that if they kick and scream hard and loud enough, they will instill enough fear and anxiety into the other person that the other person will yield to their wishes and give them what they want.
Following the path of least resistance; choosing the easiest path. We have a knack for that.
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[05 Apr 2009|06:44pm] |
Veronique Servant April 6th, 2009
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Research Paper: Proposal
“The Virtual and Real in one Human World”
The topic I have selected for my essay is how reality is becoming increasingly and irrevocably virtual. I would like to investigate how technology has made an impact on human reality and how humans have become so dependent on technology.
The articles I have started with are:
1. Now they are 'virtual' workers. (2007, August). Communications News, 44(8), 10.
2. Envisioning the virtual training organization, by Stephen S. McIntosh (1995, May). Training & Development, 49(5), 45.
3. Personal life revealed in a wired world: The lure of ubiquitous automation is personal convenience, but life online has inherent risks. All actions and purchases committed electronically are recorded and, taken together, could provide a surprisingly thorough profile of your life to governments and corporations, by Michael Tippett. (2000, January 7). The Vancouver Sun, p. A13.
4. On Route to an E-Society: Human Dependence on Technology and Adaptation Needs, by Sabri M. Saidam. (2004). Pambazuka News 154: SADC'S Regional Security Arrangements (April 29 2004).
The first article is a short article focusing on the statistics of virtual workplaces and their workers. The second article discusses virtual training organizations and how human resource development functions are striving to create virtuality. I will use these two articles to emphasize how the workforce is becoming immersed in the virtual realm.
The third article addresses the increased level of automation in human life and its negative consequence of how virtual movements can be tracked by anyone who can tap into the system. I plan to concentrate on this increased level of automation and how numerous human activities in life have become virtual (e.g. online banking, online shopping, etc). I would like to also discuss the concept of how in the virtual world, every move we make is recorded and watched; however I am not sure how to incorporate this into my paper to fit with my current thesis statement.
The fourth article focuses on the issue of how humans are growing increasingly reliant on information technology. I plan to discuss this growing reliance on technology and the risk involved of becoming irreversibly dependent on technology.
A tentative outline is:
Introduction
The increasing rate at which daily human interactions are becoming virtual.
The development of virtual organizations.
The growing human reliance upon information technology.
Conclusion
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KISS.
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